Riverdale to Open New Municipal Building on Sunday
Riverdale unveils its new municipal building at 142nd and Stewart with a dedication and open house from 2 to 6 p.m. Congressman Edward Derwinski will speak. The event marks a once in a lifetime replacement of the 1895 structure bearing Edwa L Ripley’s name.
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Riverdale
142Nd
Stewart
Edward Derwinski
Robert Henricks
Charles Qin
Edwa L. Ripley
Ripley
P. Ripley
142Nd and
Tracy
South Holland Dries Out After Floods Threaten Homes
South Holland faced heavy rainfall that sent floodwaters through the Little Calumet basin. Officials deployed 11 pumps, with help from neighboring communities and a private contractor, to drain basements and protect residences as the river receded.
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South Holland
South Holland Driver In Riverdale Collision
David A Ring 22 of Harvey struck the left side of Willis L Hock from South Holland in Riverdale at Halsted and 134th on a Friday evening September 22. Ring said his brakes were applied and his car skidded. No injuries reported by Riverdale Police.
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David A. Ring
Main St
Harvey
134Th
Halsted
Riverdale
Ring
Willis L. Hock
Gouwens
South Holland
South Holland Reels Over Change To Zoning For Apartments
Residents crowded the South Holland municipal building to oppose a zoning amendment allowing 18 unit multiple dwellings on a former light industry site near South Park Avenue and 154th Street. Petition with 389 signatures challenged the plan as risky to sewers taxes schools and village character. Proponents led by Albert Santefort and builder Joseph Schmidt argued housing for workers and families would boost growth. the hearing was continued to October 5.
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South Holland
South Park Ave
154Th St
Park Lane
Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
Lawrence Weier
Elm St
Jack
Frank Michalak
Zoning Board of Appeals
Albert Santefort
Joseph A. Schmidt
Schmidt
Santefort
Dalton
Dents
Chicago
Dolton church names interim pastor at Lorimer Memorial
Rev. Donald E. Hescott serves as interim pastor of Lorimer Memorial Baptist Church at 14801 Lincoln Ave Dolton. He has led since April after Rev. Samuel R. McDill resigned and has been affiliated with the church five years, with the Dolton location established two years ago. Born in Lapeer Michigan, his early education is noted.
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Donald EF. Hescott
Lorimer Memorial Baptist Church
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
Hescott
Samuel R. McDill
Lapeer
Michigan
South Holland forms Community Hospital Committee
The South Holland Village Board created a Community Hospital Committee chaired by Dr. Henry DeYoung of 15958 Parkside Ave. Members Clarence Smits of Van Dam Road and Paul Gouwens of 15952 Louis Ave. will serve. The panel will decide if a village hospital is needed, determine financing methods, and recommend hospital and nursing home governance legislation.
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South Holland Village
Harold Gouwens
Henry DeYoung
Parkside Ave
Clarence Smits
van Dam Road
Paul Gouwens
Louis Ave
Inittee
South, Holland
South Holland
Weather and community notices mix in suburban news
Flood risk tops discussion as rainfall overwhelms soil and drainage in Chicago suburbs. Local officials warn more roofs and pavement reduce ground absorption while population growth worsens runoff. Community events include Sunday School Institute at Bethel Evergreen Park and various club and church activities across the area.
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Sanitary District
Chicago
Teachers Institute
Bethel
Evergreen Park
Arthur Miller
Synod
Board of Parish Education
Les Ippes
Edison
Pacesetter Park
Hn Bay Corsello
Officials Seek Solution To Flooding In South Holland
After record rains flood basements and streets in South Holland. Village board to remove downspouts, require overhead sewers, survey the sewer system, pursue new interceptor sewers at Dorchester and 143rd street, 158th, and a lift station to the Big Calumet River. They will urge continued Army Corps study and support storm water retention ponds. A resident survey will ask about downspouts overhead sewers basement flooding and water amounts.
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South Holland
Calumés
Tri-Cities
Caburnet
Verdale
Riverdale Public Works
Frank Mraz
Riverdale
Mraz
Itate
Harold Gouwens
Gouwens
Metropolitan Sanitary District of
Chicago
Dorchester
143Nd St
158Th
Ray Robinson
Harry Boender
Civil Defense Department
Volunteer Fire Department
Police Department
Mrs Peter Anker Named Christmas Seal Chairman
Mrs Peter H Anker of 16437 Cottage Grove is selected again as Christmas Seal chairman for South Holland. Errett Van Nice announced the appointment for the 1931 campaign, marking her fifth consecutive year. Co chairs are Mrs Henry Van Dommelen and Mrs Henry Anker.
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Peter H. Anker
Cottage Grove
South Holland
Errett van Nice
Chicago
Cook County
Anker
Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago
Henry van Dommelen
158Th St
Henry Anker
Park
Notice to remove down spouts in South Holland
The South Holland Village Board issues a notice to all residents that all residential down spouts connected to the sanitary or combination sewer must be removed within 30 days.
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South Holland
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Colorado
Edward L. Kipley
Pub Works Department
Public Works
Boender
Little Calumet
Siche
Civil Defense Organization
Civil Defense
Tri- City
BY Dureen Corsello
Donald Hescott
Suburban Garden Club
Ivanhoe
Calvinettes OF
Christ
Christian Reformed Church
Neil Korringa
Iliana Women’s Classical Union
American Reformed Church
de Motte
Indiana
William Young
William Verkaik
Lavern Woltzen
Grace Lutheran Church
Swanson
Warne Aerts
Jack and
Alan Swanson
Peter Anker
Gionary
Aid
The
Ladies Aid of
the Reformed Church
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